07.08.2020 Government Ahearn declares victory, will take on Palumbo in State Senate race Democratic Senate Candidate Laura Ahearn has declared victory in a five-way primary to win the party’s nomination to run for State Senate this November. In a statement Wednesday, Ms....
01.28.2020 Government Palumbo announces he will seek nomination for state Senate to follow LaValle Anthony Palumbo, who has held the 2nd District state Assembly position for the past seven years, has now emerged as the Republican front-runner to seek the state Senate position...
01.16.2020 Government Candidates lining up for LaValle’s state Senate seat With longtime New York state Sen. Ken LaValle’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection to the 1st District seat for the first time in 44 years, potential replacements from...
01.10.2020 Government After 44-year career, State Sen. Ken LaValle celebrated for myriad accomplishments New York State Senator Ken LaValle said farewell to his 44 years in office at an emotional press conference Friday. Family, friends, county and town officials and others celebrated...
01.08.2020 Government Staff: Sen. Ken LaValle will not seek re-election Sen. Ken LaValle, the longest-tenured member of the New York State Senate, announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election this fall. Mr. LaValle, who was first elected in...
02.08.2019 Environment State legislature passes bill banning offshore drilling The New York State Legislature approved a bill to ban offshore drilling Tuesday. The bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit offshore oil and gas production. It would...
11.04.2018 Editorials 2018 Endorsement: Ken LaValle for State Senate Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) has become synonymous with this district during his four-decade run in the New York State Senate. His résumé speaks for itself.
10.03.2018 Letters Featured Letter: Remembering talented artist Rich Fiedler To the editor: I read with a great deal of sadness of the passing of Rich Fiedler (“An artist who defined Greenport,” Sept. 22). I have several of his...
04.25.2018 Education LaValle, Palumbo discuss gun control with North Fork students High school students from Greenport and Southold filed into the library at Mattituck High School Friday, joining Mattituck students seated in chairs forming a “U.” Seated across from the...
06.18.2017 Community North Fork veteran headed for NY State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame As his friends and family members clapped for him Saturday, Reginald Peterson fixed himself up straight in his wheelchair and began saluting them.
